Example sentences of "it could [not/n't] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lastly , Medeva had to secure a stream of new products which , as a small company , it could not do through research but had to do by acquisition and development . |
| 2 | All I had was a testimonial from Harold Fletcher of G.C.H.Q. , which was no testimonial in that it gave a potential employer absolutely no enlightenment because it could not do so : |
| 3 | It refused as it knew that it could not do so and survive at home . |
| 4 | In fact it could not do so . |
| 5 | It stated clearly that a flat rate charge could not cope with the scale of local authority expenditure and that it could not do so fairly . |
| 6 | But it could not do without its law students who brought business and fame and brilliance to the town . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ I grabbed the knife and bent it double so it could n't do any more damage . ’ |
| 8 | When Dr Maxwell came along a little later , I asked him about it , and although he pooh-poohed it a bit and said it was all a lot of nonsense , I did get him to admit it could n't do me any actual harm to go to the classes and do exercises . |
| 9 | It could n't do any harm to put it off until tomorrow . |
| 10 | it was being reorganized and the lady who did it could n't do it any more and would one of us like to take the |